IST-Africa 2014 Conference

06 - 09 May 2014, Mauritius

Programme

IST-Africa 2014 Agenda

Updated: 2014-04-27 09:45:23

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Day 1: 07 May 2014

08:00

Registration : Registration

09:00

09:00	Opening Plenary 1a: Opening Plenary
	Chair: Verna Pillay, Ministry of ICT, Mauritius

10:30

Coffee Break : Coffee Break

11:00

11:00	Plenary Session 2a: High-level Roundtable on Implementation of the Information Society in Africa
	Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland

12:30

Lunch : Lunch

14:00

14:00	Workshop 3a: Horizon 2020
	Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland

14:00	Session 3c: Technology Enhanced Learning
	Chair: Perienen Appavoo, Open University of Mauritius, Mauritius

14:00	Session 3d: Mobile Applications I
	Chair: Sameerchand Pudaruth, University of Mauritius, Mauritius

14:00	Session 3e: eGovernment
	Chair: Vyankoj Mulloo, National Computer Board, Mauritius

15:30

Coffee Break : Coffee Break

16:00

16:00	Workshop 4a: Horizon 2020
	Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland

16:00	Session 4c: Technology Enhanced Learning in Higher Education Institutions
	Chair: David Gichoya, Moi University, Kenya

16:00	Session 4d: Mobile Applications II
	Chair: Vinaye Armoogum, University of Technology, Mauritius, Mauritius

16:00	Session 4e: eGovernment II
	Chair: Pierre Clarel Catherine, University of Technology, Mauritius

17:30

End of Parallel Sessions

Day 2: 08 May 2014

09:00

09:00	Session 5a: eHealth - Health Service Delivery
	Chair: Darelle van Greunen, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa

09:00	Workshop 5b: WS: IST-Africa - Research Capacities & Priorities I
	Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland

09:00	Workshop 5c: Tablet Integration into the Classroom: A Case from the Rural Trenches
	Chair: Adele Botha, CSIR, South Africa

09:00	Workshop 5d: Exploiting eInfrastructure for Research and Education I
	Chair: Francis Tusubira, UbuntuNet Alliance, Uganda

09:00	Session 5e: Cyber Security
	Chair: Amreesh Phokeer, AFRINIC, Mauritius

10:30

Coffee Break : Coffee Break

11:00

11:00	Session 6a: eHealth - Health Information Systems
	Chair: Khadija Malima, COSTECH, Tanzania

11:00	Workshop 6b: WS: IST-Africa - Research Capacities & Priorities II
	Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland

11:00	Session 6c: Technology Enhanced Learning
	Chair: Love Ekenberg, Stockholm University , Sweden

11:00	Workshop 6d: Exploiting eInfrastructure for Research and Education II
	Chair: Omo Oaiya, WACREN, Ghana

11:00	Session 6e: Security, Authentication & Biometrics
	Chair: Razvi Doomun, University of Mauritius, Mauritius

12:30

Lunch : Lunch

14:00

14:00	Session 7a: eHealth
	Chair: Sejojo Phaaroe, Health Research and Laboratory Services , Lesotho

14:00	Workshop 7b: WS: IST-Africa - Research Capacities & Priorities III
	Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland

14:00	Session 7c: eSkills
	Chair: Vandana Bassoo, University of Mauritius, Mauritius

14:00	Workshop 7d: IPv6 Based IOT/M2M, Cloud Computing and ISP/University/NREN Deployment
	Chair: Latif Ladid, SnT University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg

14:00	Session 7e: Societal Implications of Technology
	Chair: Haitham Hamza, ITIDA, Egypt

15:30

Coffee Break : Coffee Break

16:00

16:00	Session 8a: eHealth
	Chair: Loi Namugenyi, Uganda National Council for Science & Technology, Uganda

16:00	Workshop 8b: WS: ICT Initiatives in Mauritius
	Chair: Suraj Ramgolam, Chairman, National Computer Board, Mauritius

16:00	Session 8c: Digital Libraries & Digital Preservation
	Chair: Ebony Msikawanthu, Malawi Electoral Commission, Malawi

16:00	Session 8d: eInfrastructures
	Chair: Njei Check, National Agency for Information and Communication Technologies (ANTIC), Cameroon

16:00	Session 8e: Societal Implications of Technology
	Chair: Lieketseng Tjokotsi, Department of Science and Technology, Lesotho

Day 3: 09 May 2014

09:00

09:00	Session 9a: Cloud Computing
	Chair: David Gichoya, Moi University, Kenya

09:00	Workshop 9b: Living Labs in Tanzania
	Chair: Kristiina Lahde, Saliens Ltd, Finland

09:00	Session 9c: Open Source & Open Data Applications
	Chair: Roopesh Kevin Sungkur, University of Mauritius, Mauritius

09:00

Workshop 9d: NCP Training (Closed meeting)

09:00	Session 9e: eAgriculture
	Chair: Rajendr Kumar Ramnauth, Food and Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (FAREI), Mauritius

10:30

Coffee Break : Coffee Break

11:00

11:00	Session 10a: ICT Regulatory Frameworks
	Chair: Zamokwakhe Dlamini, Department of Science and Innovation, South Africa

11:00	Session 10b: Innovation Leveraging Living Labs
	Chair: Darelle van Greunen, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa

11:00	Workshop 10c: Cooperation with Finnish Institutions: Highlighting Expertise and Partnership Opportunities
	Chair: Eva Kagiri, UniPID (Finnish University Partnership for International Development), Finland
	Strengthening Cooperation on Science, Technology and Innovation between Finland, Africa and Europe Eva Kagiri, UniPID (Finnish University Partnership for International Development), Finland Living Labs – UFISA Project Minna Fred, University of Helsinki, Finland ENhANCE - A Partnership for Positioning African Universities to Spearhead Development of Local Mobile and Wireless Networks Edward Mutafungwa, Aalto University, Finland CIER Project - Converged Infrastructure for Emerging Regions Juha Zidbeck, VTT – Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland Networking Session with Finnish Partners - 12 representatives from different Finnish Institutions will give 2 min pitches highlighting their areas of expertise and what kind of partners they are looking for. Participants will then get an opportunity to have one-on-one meetings with the representatives and discuss collaboration opportunities

11:00

Workshop 10d: NCP Training (Closed meeting)

11:00	Session 10e: Environmental Sustainability
	Chair: Ravi Foogooa, University of Technology, Mauritius

12:30

Lunch : Lunch

13:30

13:30	Closing Plenary 11: Closing Plenary
	Chair: Vishnou Gondeea, Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, Mauritius

Disclaimer: This is the Advance Programme, which is subject to change. The Final Programme will be published in March, following receipt of all final papers.

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